Quote Originally Posted by SIMFER
Hi. Can you guys please tell me when do I harvest. What are the precise things that I have to look for? I've read a lot of things , but I'am not quite sure yet. The only thing I know, that if you'll harvest few day early or late the quality of your bud diminishes greatly. Another question I have is when do I stop watering and for how many hours do I keep them in the dark( I think I've read 36hr ) before cutting them? Is there problem, if most of fan leaves on the girls are yellow? I'ts a 5weeks and 2 days into the flowering.:S5::Tomcat: I'm flying High!!!
trichomes. they go from clear to milky to amber. when they start to turn amber your almost there. 30% amber is ideal for most. its all preference though. yellowing leaves is normal(remember FALL) and dark periods i believe are exaggerated. trich production is to protect the bud and seed from heat, cold, predators, uv rays etc. so theoretically increase light intensity so the buds will generate more trichs to compensate. ive tested dark periods with no comparable difference. intense light theory...not proven.